Apple today released updated versions of Java SE 6 for Snow Leopard, Lion, and Mountain Lion via their Mac App Store, Software Update utility, and website for direct download. According to the company, these updates deliver improved security, reliability, and compatibility by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_51. They also uninstall the Apple-provided Java applet plug-in from all web browsers and remove the Java Preferences application, which is no longer required to configure applet settings.